The word “Saint” isn’t used as much today as it used to be. Maybe it should be; it’s a word in my world for sure. By definition a saint is a person acknowledged as holy or virtuous and typically regarded as going to heaven after death. That’s the only way I can describe Janis, the…

As NOLB continues to assist the Afghan and Iraq interpreters (SIVs) and their families who are re-settling in the US, we have found that providing a vehicle is the single most critical step to get the SIV to self-sufficiency. With a car comes employment and financial stability which allows NOLB to reallocate funds to other…

I want to take this opportunity to thank NOLB for helping me in providing services to a very deserving Afghan former interpreter name Waheed who arrived in Omaha, NE about two weeks ago. Waheed had worked as an interpreter since 2003 and had been involved in many combat operations in Kandahar, Jalalabad, Bagram, Gazni and…

These men risked their lives for the U.S. military. Now many would like to come to America but are stranded — and in danger Sakhidad Afghan was 19 when he started working as an interpreter for the U.S. military in Afghanistan, in 2009. His father was sick and he wanted to help support their extended family…

Andy Slivka was just 19 when he was deployed to Afghanistan, leaving behind a close-knit family to serve with his fellow Marines in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province six years ago. Then he met Zia, a 39-year-old Afghan man whose role would become far greater than an English interpreter for Slivka and his platoon. “He acted as…

From our friends at the Christian Science Monitor. Read the original article here. FAIRFAX, VA. — Knocked out by enemy mortar rounds, 1st Lt. Matt Zeller had just regained consciousness when the fire drew closer. As he got his bearings, he realized he was literally in an empty grave, dozens of Taliban militants firing down…

NOLB has many requests from the SIV [Special Immigrant Visa – the type of visa that brings our translators home] community ranging from rent assistance, employment help, need for automobiles …. and the list goes on. Unfortunately, for every request we get, we have to turn many others away due to limited financial resources. Recently,…

Yesterday, I was honored to join many different refugee organizations and advocates on Capitol Hill, and speak to the importance of saving the Special Immigrant Visa program for America’s wartime allies: “My organization – No One Left Behind – is dedicated to saving and supporting America’s wartime allies. Our local national allies risk their lives…

Ellen DeGeneres Gave Naqeeb the Will to Live For more than three years, our friend Naqeeb was trapped in Afghanistan while at the top of the Taliban’s hit list because of his work in support of America. Hidden away in his family’s home while waiting for a visa to come through that would allow…

Happy Holidays! Thanks to your support, we’re on pace to resettle 1000 people by the end of this year. We’ve helped obtain housing, employment, transportation, and furniture, all thanks to you. When our translators arrive from Afghanistan and Iraq, they come with little more than the clothes on their backs. Without us, they often end…